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			<h1>The cleaning</h1>
			<p>Day 01041: <time>Thursday, 2018 January 11</time></p>
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		Having closed the book on this past term, it&apos;s time for me to begin looking for a better job so I can escape the one I have now.
		I was debating between going out to look at the working conditions of a few places and just staying at home and applying for various jobs online.
		I took a look at the weather though, and decided to stay indoors.
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		I went to dig dig up the paper I wrote my neighbour&apos;s telephone number on for use as an emergency contact, but I couldn&apos;t find it.
		During the first half of the term, when I really wasn&apos;t feeling up to much, I let my bedroom deteriorate into a mess.
		I&apos;d have to spend the day cleaning it if I wanted any hope of finding that number, but more importantly, if I don&apos;t want to continue losing things.
		I knew I likely wouldn&apos;t find the number either way though, and that I&apos;d probably have to suck it up and ask for the number again.
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		I might spend the bulk of or even all of my time off from school just focussing on getting this place organised.
		I needed a better way to store socks and underwear, for example.
		I bought a drawer set to hold them a while back, but it&apos;s tiny and wouldn&apos;t even hold all my underwear, let alone my socks.
		Besides, when my mother invited herself to store stuff at my place again, I dumped it out and used it to store the small computer components I&apos;d had in the corner of my living room.
		Due to my mother taking my living room (even though she&apos;s not using it), I&apos;ve had to cram a lot into my bedroom and entryway that don&apos;t belong there as well, making both areas difficult to use.
		If I can get everything organised and keep it that way, the coming term should be easier.
		I&apos;ll just stick with my current stupid job another term, then apply elsewhere during the next break, if nothing goes horribly wrong again.
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		Between restlessness and the fact that progress would be slowed until I could get my socks and underwear out of the way, I decided to play a visit to a local second-hand store to look for some plastic drawer sets.
		I biked to get there, thinking there&apos;d be no way I&apos;d find what I was looking for, and that I&apos;d probably end up doing some clothing shopping while I was there.
		Instead, I found not one, but four wide drawer sets.
		I paid more than I wanted to to get two of them, but time is of the essence.
		The sooner I get organised, the better off I&apos;ll be.
		I left the other two there, my excuse to myself being that they were more expensive than the two I bought, despite being identical.
		In all honesty though, I didn&apos;t know what I&apos;d do with another two sets at the moment, with most of my space unusable, as it&apos;s been set aside for my mother&apos;s use.
		Thankfully, my workplace is next door to the second-hand shop, so I was able to leave my bike there and walk home with my purchase.
		I wasn&apos;t sure at first that I had a use for all six (three in each set) drawers, but after taking another look at my situation, I think six is exactly how many I need, at a minimum.
		For example, if I want to get my larger computer parts put in some, I&apos;ll need more.
		After finding the top could be removed and the drawers could stack, I might pick up the other two sets tomorrow.
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		I heard a rumour today at work that the head manager is going to be implementing a fixed schedule soon.
		If true, that&apos;ll be awesome!
		If I&apos;m going to be there a while longer, it&apos;ll be nice to know weeks in advance when I&apos;ll be working and not.
		I&apos;ve been scheduling dental work, for example, base don guesses as to when I&apos;ll be able to make it in.
		If I end up working on those days at those times, I&apos;ll need to cancel my appointment and make a new one, postponing the work further.
		I also sometimes gamble with my coursework, assuming I&apos;ll have certain days off, just because I need a break.
		Usually, it works out, but sometimes, it results in a mad rush that leaves me more tired than before.
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	<h2>Vacation</h2>
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		My vacation from school begins today.
		School won&apos;t begin again until next month, so it&apos;ll be until about a week into next month until I update the website again.
		Have a great break everyone, and I hope to see you next term.
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